[Good Sport NYC] Women's Sports in New York: Aug 17 - 23
Everything you should know, watch, and do this week as a women's sports fan in NYC.
Hello there, Good Sport truthers <3 We have some new readers in the crowd this week, so I want to introduce myself: I’m Christiana. I launched Good Sport NYC three months ago, which means if you’re here, you’re in early and I’m very fond of you…Here’s what I look like while writing this fyi:
There’s a gap in local media around women’s sports. Massive growth in this space has led to more coverage and investment overall, but there aren’t enough resources dedicated to the specific women’s sports scenes and cultures in different cities. So I’m taking a whack at it myself, starting here in New York, not as a sports expert or journalist, but as a fan who felt that gap myself.
Good Sport covers the NYC women’s sports scene, mostly from a cultural lens. This weekly newsletter contains highlights from what’s going on with NYC’s pro women’s sports teams (both on and off the court), plus a weekly game schedule, events, and more fun stuff.
If you have feedback, ideas, skills to share…I want to hear all about it. Hit reply, DM me, talk to me if you see me around. I would love to know what you think.
Now here’s your newsletter :)
On the Good Sport NYC podcast: Kenny Saint-Vil—longtime NY Liberty loyal and WNBA reporter—joined us for a temperature check on our team three months into the season. Listen on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.
NYC women’s sports news & culture
Here’s what you should know this week.
Sabrina On SLAM. The NY Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu is the latest cover star for SLAM, announcing her SLAM X Nike Sabrina 4s. I think these are fire. Nike and SLAM did some cool promo with a Sabrina 4 Slushy Truck that popped up around Brooklyn and at Barclays ahead of last week’s game against the Sparks.
Sam Kerr set some new records this weekend. In a 2-1 win over the KC Current, Sam Kerr scored after a pass from Jaedyn Shaw, becoming the first player in NWSL history to reach 80 regular-season goals, and setting a new franchise record (31 goals) for regular-season goals scored. Not bad for just two months back in NYC.
Credit: Mark Smith/Imagn Images Gotham FC is sitting pretty at the top. Speaking of soccer, our win against KC marks our 8th in a row, giving us a 6-point first-place lead at the top of the NWSL standings. NYC is in fact a soccer town.
Top 10 Teams in the NWSL Standings as of 8/17
What to watch this week
Tuesday 8/18
🏀 The Liberty are at the Chicago Sky at 8:00 pm ET. Watch on ESPN or Fubo.
Wednesday 8/19
⚾ The New York Heights play the San Francisco Firebells at 6:30 pm ET. Watch on ESPN Select.
Thursday 8/20
⚾ The New York Heights play the Boston Hunters at 6:30 pm ET. Watch on ESPN Select.
Saturday 8/22
🏀 The Liberty host the Indiana Fever at 7:00 pm ET. Watch on Prime Video.
⚾ The New York Heights play the Los Angeles Queens at 6:30 pm ET. Watch on ESPN Select.
Sunday 8/23
⚽ Gotham FC is at Angel City FC at 8:00 pm ET. Watch on ION.
Events
All-Love Racquet Club just dropped three different event dates for their August NYC Tour. Dates and info here.
Women’s Sports Rally is hosting a WPBL Watch Party on Thursday 8/20 at Athena Keke’s. RSVP here.
NEW: Classifieds
Shouts and calls from the community.
✷ Introducing SheScores: The Women’s Sports Scoreboard ✷ SheScores is a live scoreboard for the professional women’s leagues you love, all in one place. No more switching apps, no more scrolling past sports you don’t care about. Featuring scores, schedules, results, and more for 12 professional women’s leagues including WNBA, NWSL, PWHL, and WPBL. Fully functioning on web and mobile, with an iPhone app coming soon. See the scoreboard.
✷ Street Lab is hiring Soccer Staff ✷ Soccer Streets—Street Lab’s pop-up youth soccer initiative that takes place in front of public schools—is hiring field staff for the fall. Apply and learn more.
And that’s a wrap…
Thanks for reading! See you next week.